The Mexican American Studies Advisory Board includes members within the University of Arizona and communities outside of the University. The Board provides counsel and support to promote the program, faculty and students.
Name | Representation |
Adelita Grijalva |
Member, Pima County Board of Supervisors |
Cam Juarez | Community Engagement Coordinator Saguaro National Park - U.S. National Park Service and former TUSD District Governing Board Member |
Celestino Fernandez | UA Professor Emeritus in Sociology |
Dominique Calza | Director, Ana & Adalberto Guerrero Student Center |
Elizabeth Soltero | Former Director Ana & Adalberto Guerrero Student Center |
Isabel Garcia | Immigrant Rights Attorney Coalición de Derechos Humanos |
Kristel Foster | Language Acquisition Program Specialist, Sunnyside Unified School District |
Macario Saldate | UA Professor Emeritus in Mexican American Studies, Founding Director of the Dept. of UA Mexican American Studies Representative Arizona State Legislature (ret.) |
Melissa Fitch | Faculty Fellow at the Adalberto & Ana Guerrero Student Center |
Paul Cicala | Sports Anchor and reporter, KVOA Tucson |
Ricardo Castro | Vice President International Development Pima Community College |
Scott Whiteford | Professor Emeritus in Latin American Studies |
Sofia Ramos | Luminario Education Strategies-Career Development and Advancement Strategies Consultant |
Vince Rabago | Attorney |
Florencio "Lencho" Zaragoza | President Exoficio Fundación México |
Rosi Garcia | Trustee, Tucson Symphany Orchestra; President, Guild of Southern Arizona, UA Fred Fox School of Music Advisory Board |
Hon. Regina Romero | Mayor, CIty of Tucson |
Raul Aguirre | President REA Media |
Betty Villegas | Director Sosa-Carillo Museum of Mexican American History and Culture |
Patricia Benton | Tucson Sister Cities, Board member, Borderlands Theater |
Maria Federico Brummer | Graduate Student, Mexican American Studies |
Kristel Foster | Language Acquistion Program Specialist Sunnyside Unified School District |
Raquel Rubio Goldsmith | Mexican American Studies Faculty -ret. |
Gloria Montaño-Green | Deputy Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation USDA |